Juniors Gabriel Long, Benjamin Moffitt and Steven Speck and freshman Jeremy Bons also should help in middle-distance events. Seniors Nathan Bailey and Koen Hill are returnees in the shot put and discus. Senior Nick Smith and junior Matthew Ehlert should lead the high jumpers, and Jajack, Piekarski and senior Jamil Robinson will compete in the long jump. Senior Jackson Hoyt, juniors Ryan Cox, Evan Jajack, Tomohide Katayama and Dane Piekarski and sophomores Mike Anderson and Jalen Manu should be among the top sprinters. There are just fewer kids coming out this year and I don’t know if it’s because of not running last year or there are a lot of kids not feeling comfortable doing sports, but our numbers are kind of down.” “I think we’re going to be a stronger distance team. “We’re in a bit of a rebuilding year on the sprinter side, but we've got a few juniors and really one senior who is back (from 2019),” coach Kathryn Slaven said. Shaughnessy finished 24th at the state cross country meet last fall and figures to run on the 3,200 relay as well. The Shamrocks’ strength heading into this season appears to be a distance group that includes junior Noah Clemens and sophomores Will McGraw and Liam Shaughnessy. In 2019, Coffman’s middle-distance runners helped it capture a league title and earn a Division I state runner-up finish in the 1,600 relay. Ezirim, Kysen Gabriel, Silas Kayuha, Ben Lam, Sam Ricchiuti, Carson Smith, Reid Weigle and Bryce Zimmer Next meet: April 17 in Joe Lenge Classic at Coffman.Ezirim (long jump, sprints), sophomore Bryce Zimmer (sprints) and freshman Ben Lam (sprints). Other contributors should include seniors Silas Kayuha (hurdles) and Kysen Gabrielis (sprints), junior C.C. Junior Carson Smith, who also was among the cross country team’s top runners, and senior Reid Weigle will run the 800 and 1,600. Ricchiuti led all central Ohio runners at the Division I state cross country meet last fall by placing ninth. We’re still trying to figure out the team, but we’re putting the pieces together.”įreshman Sam Ricchiuti could help fill Cook's void in distance events. We have some fresh faces that we’re seeing for the first time, and we’ll have a good balance of upperclassmen and underclassmen. “As far as the look of the team, it’s kind of new. “It’s definitely exciting to be back out this spring,” McRae said. While most of the contributors from those teams have graduated, coach Kalvin McRae hopes his program continues to improve this spring. With one of the state’s top distance runners in 2020 graduate Elliott Cook leading the way, Jerome went from placing fourth in the OCC-Cardinal in 2018 to a league runner-up finish in 2019. Key athletes: Zion Freeman-Walker, Amare Jenkins, Ali Latif, Xavier Lopes, Spencer McClellan, Bryce Page, Reece Page, Trevor Page and Aaron Weeks.Next meet: April 17 in Joe Lenge Classic at Dublin Coffman.
“There’s talent, but it’s going to take time. “The key to the sprints is the young talent has to emerge,” Foley said.
Junior Amare Jenkins is sprinter, long jumper and hurdler, and sophomore Aaron Weeks is another key sprinter. Lopes is also a top high jumper, setting the program record (6 feet, 5 inches) as a sophomore, while Freeman-Walker is a hurdler and long jumper. The sprinters should be led by seniors Zion Freeman-Walker and Xavier Lopes. We have a very good core of kids to work with.” “Distance is the only area where we have returning, proven athletes,” Foley said. The Irish will feature a distance group led by seniors Ali Latif and Trevor Page, with senior Andrew Leonard, junior Spencer McClellan, sophomores Bryce Page and Reece Page and freshman Weston Day also expected to contribute.īryce and Reece Page are twins, and the younger brothers of Trevor. There’s talent, (but) we’re going to be a work in progress.” “We lost some seniors, and you throw in that there was not a season last year, we’re going to go through some growing pains. “The biggest thing is this is the youngest and most inexperienced team of any team we’ve ever had,” said Foley, who is in his 25th season. Dublin Scioto boys track and field coach Kevin Foley likes the talent on his team, but also realizes it’s “a work in progress.”
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